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Thanks Chifonie and manehi
Enjoyable, on the whole. POUNDS was my last.
In 8d (RESONANT) I though “a bit of news” for N was a little weak
There was what seemed to be an extra A in the clue for 25ac, both in my paper and the online version – a Grauniadism, unless I’m missing something?

An unusual double bill for this setter today as his alter ego Armonie was the chosen one for the FT Prize Crossword.

Chifonie only uses devices that we all know too well (anagrams, envelopes, charades, etc). There’s never any deviousness.
But within this restricted area I think he is one of the very best. Concise and smooth surfaces. No cryptic definitions.

I agree with chas (@11) on 22d, but even Arachne did it last week (in 13d) and nobody commented on that.

I also agree with tupu (nice to have met you again last Sunday (and the others too, of course)!) on the double use of ‘list’ in two intersecting clues.

My CoD is one I share with michelle: 23ac.
“Shot a scene (5)”.
Very simple, but oh so effective.
Both ‘shot’ (part of the construction) and ‘scene’ (definition) are not what they are within the surface.
Really elegant.
Even if my own cryptic mind works in a more complex way, I always admire setters who come up with such a beauty (which I think it is).